2014 Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Award Winners

The Hamilton Spectator has tallied all of their 2014 Readers' Choice votes and the people of Steeltown have chosen the best of their city.

This year, they included a Local Musician category.  Popular cover band, Freedom Train won the Platinum Award followed by Ginger St. James with Diamond and Shanya Lynn Dawson with Gold. Congratulations!



Links: Freedom Train, More Freedom Train Stories,  More Louis Armstrong covers/stories,, Video above courtesy of Freedom Train



Links: Ginger St. James, More Ginger St. James Stories, Video above courtesy of Bill Griffin



Links: Shanya Lynn Dawson, More Shanya Lynn Dawson Stories, Video above Courtesy of Janice Pinch

Here are the results of the music related categories.

Local Musician

• Freedom Train
• Ginger St. James
• Shanya Lynn Dawson

Festival

• Supercrawl
• Winona Peach Festival
• Sound of Music Festival

Concert Venue

• Hamilton Place
• This Ain't Hollywood
• FirstOntario Centre

Live Entertainment

• This Ain't Hollywood
• Hamilton Place
• The Casbah

Live Jazz Club

• Artword Artbar
• The Cat N Fiddle
• Augusta House

Live Music Bar/Lounge

• This Ain't Hollywood
• The Casbah
• The Baltimore House

Record/CD Store - NEW

• Dr. Disc
• Cheapies
• HMV

Record/CD Store - USED

• Dr. Disc
• Cheapies
• The Beat Goes On

Musical Instrument Store

• Long and McQuade
• Mountain Music/Pick 'N Sticks
• Payne's Music/The Music Stand

Music School

• Intune Music Academy
• Pick 'N Sticks
• Hamilton School of Music

Recording Studio

• Hive Studios/QED Media
• Grant Avenue Studio
• Catherine North Studios

Radio Station

• K-Lite FM 102.9
• KX 94.7 New Country
• Oldies 1150 CKOC

Music Instructor

• Sotyria Violaris, Intune Music Academy
• Steve McRae
• Jack Pedler, Pick 'N Sticks

Click here for the full list of winners.

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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